Caretaker

Caretaker

Place

Oldham Lifelong Learning Service

Ref: 001656

Contract:Permanent

Salary: £26,403 - £28,142 pro rata (full time equivalent) | Actual Salary: £11,523 - £12,282 per annum (Grade 3)

Hours:16 per week

Based:Across all Lifelong Learning centres

Closing Date: Sunday 4 October 2026

Interview Date:TBC.

If you would like further information about the role, you can contact Carla Aherne on [phone removed]

Role Overview:

To provide a welcoming and safe environment for all Lifelong Learning centre users; to ensure the security of buildings and contents; to maintain high standards of cleanliness and undertake porterage and handyperson duties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a welcoming high-quality customer service and safe environment for users of all centres including being a named First Aider for Lifelong Learning Centres
• Ensuring security of the premises and the operation of fire and burglar alarms, fire warden and key-holder responsibilities, CCTV
• Organising and setting-up classrooms, meeting rooms/venues for events including any associated equipment, as directed, including ordering and serving refreshments where appropriate.
• Provide an excellent level of customer service including dealing with the staff and public to exchange a wide variety of information with a range of audiences including dealing with queries, bookings, helping with problems and supporting activities within the centres.
• Receive and check goods and transport equipment and resources as required

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

• First Aid at Work Certificate or willingness to complete within 6 months
• ICT, Digital, Literacy & Numeracy skills to undertake the tasks and duties of the role
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to work on own initiative and as a member of the team aligning to health and safety policies and procedures.
• Full Driving Licence

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure from the DBS

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under ourGuaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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